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franky1

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Quote from: odolvlobo on February 11, 2022, 04:36:27 PM

Solving Wordle using information theory

well thats a nice theory.

issue is there are more words that start with an S then there are words starting with a C
so if you got a green S=366 word it can be
the chances of S going green 15.81%

so if you got a green C(first letter) =198 words it can be
but the chances of C going green 8.55%
so better to have an S to have more chance of going green

grey S= 1697 words left it could be
grey C= 1867 words left it could be
having S at start but not even in the word rules out a heck of alot more words

yellow S= 252 words left it could be
yellow C= 250 words left it could be
having S or C somewhere else in the word is near the same

overall odds are better to have an S in the word especially at the start. compared to C at the start

C doesnt help exclude that many words if it is not in a word.
and C words dont happen that often to think its worth trying.. much like dont bother using Z as a starting letter, odd of it going green or ruling out words is meaningless information

one thing i did learn. N is better then P
so snare instead of spare would have slightly better results at narrowing down options

so i did gain something from the video and trying a few tests using his 'crane' word
but ill stick to snare.. not crane

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Solving Wordle using information theory

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Quote from: odolvlobo on February 11, 2022, 01:24:29 AM

Everybody already knows that the solutions are in the source code.

If you really want to show how good you are then you don't cheat, or you figure out the optimal strategy.

the most commonly use letters of all words are:
s.p.e.a.r
e is most commonly at the end
s is most commonly at the start

so to also heighten chance of positioning,
out of
spear, spare, parse

the best first word is spare
if you dont get much result (yellow or green) then you have ruled out alot of words already

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Everybody already knows that the solutions are in the source code.

If you really want to show how good you are then you don't cheat, or you figure out the optimal strategy.

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if anyone has played the game wordle that media have been advertising. its easy to crack
https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

here is the next few days words
spoiler: scroll over below to reveal

   monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday
   Feb 11th "ulcer" Feb 12th "ultra" Feb 13th "robin"
Feb 14th "cynic" Feb 15th "agora" Feb 16th "aroma" Feb 17th "caulk" Feb 18th "shake" Feb 19th "pupal" Feb 20th "dodge"
Feb 21st "swill" Feb 22nd "tacit" Feb 23rd "other" Feb 24th "thorn" Feb 25th "trove" Feb 26th "bloke" Feb 27th "vivid"
Feb 28th "spill"

   Mar 1st "chant" Mar 2nd "choke" Mar 3rd "rupee" Mar 4th "nasty" Mar 5th "mourn" Mar 6th "ahead"
Mar 7th "brine" Mar 8th "cloth" Mar 9th "hoard" Mar 10th"sweet" Mar 11th "month" Mar 12th "lapse" Mar 13th "watch"
Mar 14th "today" Mar 15th "focus" Mar 16th "smelt" Mar 17th "tease" Mar 18th "cater" Mar 19th"movie" Mar 20th "lynch"
Mar 21st "saute" Mar 22nd "allow" Mar 23rd "renew" Mar 24th "their" Mar 25th "slosh" March 26th "purge" Mar 27th "chest"
Mar 28th "depot" Mar 29th "epoxy" Mar 30th "nymph" Mar 31st "found"

spoiler: scroll over above to reveal

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